Comments on Midway= 75 years ago todayTypePad2017-06-04T16:43:12ZXBradTChttp://blog.xbradtc.com/tag:typepad.com,2003:http://blog.xbradtc.com/2017/06/midway-75-years-ago-today/comments/atom.xml/Captain Ned commented on 'Midway= 75 years ago today'tag:typepad.com,2003:6a01b8d19a8034970c01b7c8ffbe0c970b2017-06-06T09:48:14Z2017-06-06T09:48:19ZCaptain Nedhttp://profile.typepad.com/capnnedEsli: On paper, the SB2C was a far better plane than the SBD. Crews hated it. It was unreliable and...<p>Esli: On paper, the SB2C was a far better plane than the SBD. Crews hated it. It was unreliable and unstable in a dive (sorta the point here) compared to the SBD, plus it was far more maintenance-intensive. It was also one of the last products out of Curtiss, whose skills in aircraft design and manufacture were about to hit the wall (they spent most of WWII as a contract manufacturer).</p>
<p>There&#39;s a reason it came to be called Son of a Bitch, Second Class.</p>Esli commented on 'Midway= 75 years ago today'tag:typepad.com,2003:6a01b8d19a8034970c01b7c8ffabb4970b2017-06-06T02:40:37Z2017-06-06T02:40:37ZEsliInteresting observation on Dauntless v Helldiver. I hadn't heard that before. They certainly look better, but I was not aware...<p>Interesting observation on Dauntless v Helldiver. I hadn&#39;t heard that before. They certainly look better, but I was not aware of a performance advantage. </p>curtis commented on 'Midway= 75 years ago today'tag:typepad.com,2003:6a01b8d19a8034970c01bb09a26542970d2017-06-05T06:01:21Z2017-06-05T06:01:21Zcurtisbz<p>bz</p>CT II Raven commented on 'Midway= 75 years ago today'tag:typepad.com,2003:6a01b8d19a8034970c01b7c8ff3208970b2017-06-05T00:15:00Z2017-06-05T00:15:00ZCT II RavenCap Ned - excellent read! The IJN never learned the concept of concentrated force. The Northern diversion force was a...<p>Cap Ned - excellent read! The IJN never learned the concept of concentrated force. The Northern diversion force was a waste of assets</p>KenH commented on 'Midway= 75 years ago today'tag:typepad.com,2003:6a01b8d19a8034970c01b8d2896177970c2017-06-04T23:03:56Z2017-06-04T23:03:56ZKenHReading it again now, it never gets old. It's always got something you forgot about. And seeing Yamamoto, Nagumo, Yamaguchi...<p>Reading it again now, it never gets old. It&#39;s always got something you forgot about. And seeing Yamamoto, Nagumo, Yamaguchi as they WERE , not portrayed in lousy movies is delicious</p>Quartermaster commented on 'Midway= 75 years ago today'tag:typepad.com,2003:6a01b8d19a8034970c01b7c8ff2868970b2017-06-04T21:49:27Z2017-06-04T21:49:27ZQuartermasterSomeone in the Imperial navy produced a plan to produce 120,000 pilots, but the plan was shelved and ignored. The...<p>Someone in the Imperial navy produced a plan to produce 120,000 pilots, but the plan was shelved and ignored. The pre-war production rate of about 100 naval Aviators (According to Saburo Sakai) a year would never suffice. We proved that you could produce quality pilots at high rates. At least one Jap naval Officer knew that as well.</p>Captain Ned commented on 'Midway= 75 years ago today'tag:typepad.com,2003:6a01b8d19a8034970c01b7c8ff1b49970b2017-06-04T18:43:18Z2017-06-04T18:43:20ZCaptain Nedhttp://profile.typepad.com/capnnedThe Douglas SBD Dauntless. Marginally obsolete when the war started, but still proved better in combat than its supposed replacement,...<p>The Douglas SBD Dauntless. Marginally obsolete when the war started, but still proved better in combat than its supposed replacement, the Curtiss SB2C Helldiver.</p>
<p>For those who want the correct version of Midway (IMO), look no further than Parshall &amp; Tully&#39;s &quot;Shattered Sword&quot;.</p>